Kfm Top 40 with Carl Wastie | #KfmTop40 Podcast

LIVE from Huawei KDay 2020 at Meerendal Estate - Carl Wastie caught up with Liam Burger on the Kfm Top 40 on Saturday, 7 March 2020, to find out how his performance went, what the future holds, and what his aspirations are.

Liam Burger was the winner of the Huawei Nova Nation competition on Carl Wastie's weekday programme, The Flash Drive, on Kfm 94.5 - Monday-Friday, 3-7pm. The competition saw a variety of entrants from across the Cape competing to be the opening act at Huawei KDay - and was judged by DJ Cosher and Juliet Harding from Goodluck.

A stand out, goosebump moment in Carl's catch-up with Liam at Huawei KDay is hearing him talking about going from playing a coffee shop with 20 people, to playing at the Cape's hottest live music festival.

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On Saturday, 29 February 2020, rising star, Kerwin, came passed the Kfm Top 40 with Carl Wastie for his debut interview with Carl Wastie on the chart.

The young artist, who hails from many corners of the Western Cape, is gaining momentum and popularity in Cape Town – and all his hard work paid off, when he joined Carl Wastie on the Kfm Top 40.

During the interview, we got to learn more about Kerwin – including some interesting tidbits about his schooling – and almost names he went for as a performer, including one which would have given Early B a run for his money!

Kerwin has teamed up with Wax Beach for a single called ‘By My Side’. Carl Wastie bubbled it under as a future beat: giving you the power to get the single onto the chart by streaming and downloading it via reputable digital services – and most importantly: showing it some love by requesting it during the week on Kfm 94.5.

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On Wednesday, 19 February 2020, a new song, 'n nuwe liedjie, was dropped, that you just can’t get enough of. It’s from a man we call Die Kaptein – the right and honourable Kurt Darren!

Released just in time for his 50th birthday, Die Kaptein released this massive party liedjie unlike any other: 'Party Tyd'.

The song is an ode of thanks and love to his fans for all their love and support over his expansive career.

On Saturday, 22 February 2020, Carl Wastie decided to give Die Kaptein a quick call on the Kfm Top40 to wish him a happy birthday, congratulate him on reaching this milestone in his life, and simply catch-up, before spinning 'Party Tyd'.

Kurt Darren - knowing we were going to call and that cellphone signal was bad - took time out from his weekend away with his wife, Dunay, to play receptionist for the Marakele National Park, so that he could take our call on a landline (we're still wondering if he took any bookings whilst he waited for us?)

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On Saturday, 15 February, Mathew Gold dropped by the Kfm Top 40 for an EXCLUSIVE interview and first to play of what will be the lead single on his upcoming album, ‘Breakfast, Lunch and Deep House’.

Explaining to Carl that the album offers the trifecta, with “breakfast” representing his acoustic-pop sound that we’ve come to love from him, “lunch” being a nu jazz type of sound, and “deep house” being just that - deep house - taking the listener on a journey.

Whilst the album release date is yet to be confirmed, as is the release date for the lead single, Mathew Gold gave us an EXCLUSIVE first time play of the single, which is called ‘Burn’.

And there’s only one way to describe the single, and words just won’t do it - and that's with 3 x flame emojis in a row!

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On Saturday, 8 February 2020, Carl Wastie called up South African star, Jethro Tait, on the Kfm Top40 about the single he had dropped just one day prior, 'Sad'.

Connecting with Jethro whilst his area was in the middle of loadshedding was a risky move: but was worth it, as he opened up about this song, which many would call a risky move for a public figure: opening up about deeply personal insecurities.

On surface level, Jethro Tait seems like a confident pop star. He has been behind hit singles like ‘The Words’ with DJ Kent, ‘Running Wild’ with Pascal & Pearce as well as solo singles ‘One For The Books’ and ‘Who Are You’ and he shines when he’s on stage. But, the reality is that sometimes, anxiety gets the better of Jethro as he tends to shy away from social situations and overthinks everything – something so many people around the world battle with. So, he’s opened up about he’s experience on his honest new single, ‘Sad’ - a bold move that Carl Wastie thanked and praised him for, recognizing the fact that it is important to demystify and normalize talking about such problems, especially amongst men who are often brought up to believe otherwise.

Following the chat, Carl Wastie played 'Sad' as a future beat (a track you need to show some love to get it on the chart).

To see it officially added to the chart - and to give it the power to move up - make sure you request it via our WhatsApp line: 082 536 1 536, as well as download and/or stream it from an authentic streaming service like Spotify, Apple Music, Google Music or YouTube Music

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On Saturday, 8 February 2020, Cape Town up-and-comer, Timothy de Monk, came to the Kfm 94.5 studios for a chat, game and first time play of his new single on the Kfm Top40 with Carl Wastie.

Timothy’s performance and sound has evolved by utilizing elements of acoustic guitar, pop, and hip hop. His live performance consists of edgy loops with strings and fresh vocals – which certainly sparked his interest in changing things up for his next single.

During the interview, Timothy revealed a little more about himself, as well as played the ever-revealing game of 'Sing It Back' - where Carl Wastie asks guests a set of questions and without time to truly think about an answer, they need to sing back their response.

Timothy de Monk's new single, 'Keep You Up', was also played as a future beat (a track you need to show some love to get it on the chart).

To see it officially added to the chart - and to give it the power to move up - make sure you request it via our WhatsApp line: 082 536 1 536, as well as download and/or stream it from an authentic streaming service like Spotify, Apple Music, Google Music or YouTube Music.

 

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On Saturday, 8 February 2020, Tayla Hunter, a 15-year-old Capetonian rising star, dropped by Kfm 94.5 for her first-ever interview and radio play on Kfm 94.5. The moment was a dream come true for Tayla, who is a long-term fan of the biggest chart show in the province, the Kfm Top40 hosted by Carl Wastie.

The Edgemead High learner revealed who her biggest supporters have been and those who encouraged her to chase her dreams - and even threw a little shade at her primary school who didn't think she was good enough for the choir (...bet they're regretting that now!).

After a few minutes of getting to know this young homegrown talent, Carl Wastie played her debut single, 'Untouchable', as a future beat (a track you need to show some love to get it on the chart) and you certainly showed it some love - with a flurry of messages and voicenotes showing love for the song flooding through on the Kfm 94.5 WhatsApp line during the song's Kfm 94.5 debut.

To see 'Untouchable' officially added to the chart - and to give it the power to move up - make sure you request it via our WhatsApp line: 082 536 1 536, as well as download and/or stream it from an authentic streaming service like Spotify, Apple Music, Google Music or YouTube Music.

 

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TiMO ODV has a new banger out – just in time for Huawei KDay 2020 on the 7th of March at Meerendal Estate.

The Jo’burg based artist, caught up with Carl Wastie on the Kfm Top 40 this past weekend (1 Feb 2020) about the new single, ‘All I Want’, and how it came about (spoiler alert: this track, unlike his previous single, the toilet was not instrumental in creating this one).

He also gave us a little insight into what he does in his spare time and revealed that he is quite a boss at playing DOTA. Whilst it has been quite a while since TiMO has played Carl’s favourite game, FIFA, – Carl laid down the gauntlet that at Hauwei KDay he wants to take TIMO on at FIFA backstage!

TiMO may be one of the biggest DJ-producers in South Africa – and we may know all his jams now – but also revealed in this highly entertaining interview, is some of the best awkward moments when TiMO was still starting out (and saying “yes” to any gig that would pay).

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On Saturday, 25 January 2020, Carl Wastie called up pop sensation, Ava Max, for an EXCLUSIVE chat on the Kfm Top 40.

During the interview, the Sweet But Psycho songstress let us in on what was behind some of her biggest songs, what's on her playlist at present, what she knows about Cape Town - and revealed that she will be coming to South African on tour in 2020.

Whilst none of the big promoters have been able to confirm whether or not Ava will be coming to Mzansi, she certainly has whet our appetite and we can't wait to see!

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After long last, DJ-producer extraordinaire, DJ Cosher, has finally released his debut album, 'Certified', available across all good digital platforms.

The Cape Town producer, who's been teasing the album for more than 2 years, joined Carl Wastie on the Coca-Cola Top40SA on Saturday, 7 December 2019, to chat about the highly anticipated musical work, but also to drop his brand new single, featuring former collaborator Jimmy Nevis, who DJ Cosher created his hit single, 'Think I Might' with.

The new track with Nevis is called 'Clutch' and provides smooth R&B mixed with DJ Cosher's signature dance sound, culminating in a Summer anthem worthy of any road trip mixtape these December holidays.

Whilst Carl had DJ Cosher in-studio, he also managed to get the juice on all the tracks on the album, revealing some interesting nuggets like which artists were being considered for certain songs, who some of the international artists were, and which songs were born out of cute WhatsApp voice notes from DJ Cosher's youngest nephew.

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